Kim Jong Kook, who has been under a one-client agency,�has signed with the subsidiary of�'Running Man's production company Urban Works Media,�Urban Works Ent.

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Urban Works Ent. stated on May 8, "Kim Jong Kook has decided to join Urban Works Ent. to work under better conditions under the condition that there is no contract fee and he would be able to work with his original agency staff."

"Starting with his activities 'Running Man', 'Asia Fan Meeting', 'Strength of Love Public Concert', and more, Kim Jong Kook signed with us based on the trust that he established with Urban Works Media... With the recruitment of Kim Jong Kook and Soya into Urban Works Ent., which used to be primarily an actor management agency, we will newly establish a music business, and we plan to recruit more artists in the future."